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England’s defeat by Italy has turned the spotlight on England’s leadership, both on and off the pitch
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England’s defeat by Italy has turned the spotlight on England’s leadership, both on and off the pitch

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King Charles hails the value of the Commonwealth in divided times in his annual message.

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Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior defends his heavy squad rotation after his side edged past 10‑man Wrexham to reach the FA Cup quarter‑finals.

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This year’s Nedbank Cup semifinals will feature two chairmen/coaches from both Casric Stars and Milford FC in what will be historic.
South Africa
President Ramaphosa honours Rev. Jesse Jackson
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid a deeply emotional tribute to civil rights leader, Reverend Dr. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr, describing him as a man whose voice carried hope across continents, and whose unwavering solidarity helped sustain South Africa’s struggle against apartheid.
The President was speaking at Rev. Jackson’s homegoing...

South Africa
Mogotsi admitted that several charges have been laid against him, including murder

South Africa
The extent of the damage is unclear at this stage and emergency services are on the scene

South Africa
It has been two weeks since the mud rush that trapped five miners at Ekapa Minerals Joint shaft

World
The UAE, billed as a global luxury destination, has received the bulk of Iran’s attacks in the region so far.

World
The U.S. and Israeli war with Iran has entered a second week, with drones and missiles crisscrossing much of the Middle East and death tolls rising.

World
The premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia, David Eby, explains why this Sunday is the beginning of a new era of permanent daylight saving time there.

World
Kim Ghattas, author Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East,” talks about the impact of the widening war with Iran on life in Lebanon, and the impact on the geopolitics of the gulf region.

Africa
Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

Africa
Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

Africa
Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

Africa
The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

Business
Allen Ambor went from being a waiter to founding the first Spur in 1967, and helping it grow it into a JSE-listed empire of over 750 restaurants.

Business
The latest Braai Index shows an upward turn in the price of the basket, meaning pain before the coals in South Africa.

Business
Jumbo Mall is opening in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, in less than two weeks amid heightened demand for quality retail in secondary cities.

Business
Residents of the Lekwa Local Municipality have faced water challenges since the early 2010s, which have been deemed human rights violations.

Politics
Zille was speaking at the Johannesburg City Hall where she launched her mayoral candidacy manifesto.

Politics
The DA will hold its Federal Congress in Gauteng in April where it will elect new leadership.

Politics
Motsepe told investors that his focus remains entirely on the company’s contribution to the economy.

Politics
COPE leader Mosioua Lekota passed away on Wednesday at a Johannesburg hospital.

Sport
Manchester United set their sights on one of Bournemouth’s star players, while Unai Emery could be on his way out at Aston Villa and Newcastle United need to target a new shot-stopper.

Sport
British number one Jack Draper fights back from a set down – and feeling “a little bit underprepared” after eight months out injured – to get his Indian Wells title defence off to a winning start.

Sport
Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones marks her boxing debut with a second round knockout win against Egypt Criss in Derby.

Sport
Reigning champion Luke Littler moves into the quarter-finals of the UK Open with a comfortable 10-5 win over Gary Anderson at Minehead.
Education
Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that more school vouchers would improve public education.
Education
Alberto Carvalho was seen as a catch for the nation’s second largest school district. Then his home and office were raided by the F.B.I.
Education
[Nile Post] Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged universities to integrate the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) into their academic programmes in order to produce graduates equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed in today’s competitive job market.
Education
[Daily Maverick] Parliamentary suspicion and underlying Afrophobia are putting South Africa’s universities at risk, discouraging international academics and students. This threatens the country’s higher education goals, undermines diversity, and narrows the intellectual horizons of future graduates.

Lifestyle
Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers has hoped on the McDonald’s CEO ‘burger challenge’ after THAT viral video this week…

Lifestyle
The late Soli Philander shared his dream of what he hoped would become of Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre, which went on auction last month.

Lifestyle
Petty pothole politics? Gayton McKenzie trolled Helen Zille over her age after she mocked the Patriotic Alliance’s ‘incompetency’.

Lifestyle
Evictions at the Bantry Bay caves in Cape Town has sparked strong reactions from the Atlantic Seaboard community.

Entertainment
The game changed complexion when George Dobson was sent off in stoppage time.

Entertainment
Tries from backs Tommy Freeman and Tom Roebuck were not enough for the visitors.

Entertainment
Tonight’s jackpot is R600 000! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 7 March 2026.

Entertainment
R59.5 million in jackpots is up for grabs. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 7 March 2026.

Science/Tech
A new generation of home machines has made good old drip coffee a place for connoisseurs. For more than a year, the Four is the source of my morning cup.
Science/Tech
In a tweet that’s been viewed 1.3 million times in the last six hours, OpenAI’s head of robotics announced their resignation. They said they “care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together,” so this “wasn’t an easy call,” but offered this reason for resigning:AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal...
Science/Tech
Astronomers have spotted a galaxy they believe is made of 99.9% dark matter, reports CNN — and it’s so faint, it’s almost invisible:CDG-2, which is about 300 million light-years from Earth, appears to be so rich in dark matter that it could belong to a hypothesized subset of low surface brightness galaxies called “dark galaxies,” which are believed to contain few or no stars…. [Post-doctoral...
Science/Tech
“It took Anthropic’s most advanced artificial-intelligence model about 20 minutes to find its first Firefox browser bug during an internal test of its hacking prowess,” reports the Wall Street Journal.The Anthropic team submitted it, and Firefox’s developers quickly wrote back: This bug was serious. Could they get on a call? “What else do you have? Send us more,” said Brian Grinstead, an...
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Health
Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for decisions that overrode agency scientists and rejected potential drugs.

Health
It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.
Health
She developed Europe’s biggest emporium of erotic goods and opened a three-story sex museum in Germany.

Health
A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.